Machine for marbling paper.



No. 855,474.A i 4 PATENTBD JUNE 4,1907.-

i J.- W. NBWBBRY.

MACHINE PORMARBLING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED 113.23. 1906.

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PATENTBDv JUNE 4, 1907.

J. W. NEWBERY. MACHINE PoR MARBLING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1906.

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MACHINE POR, MARBLING PAPER. APPLVIIUATIONA FILED FEB. 23. 1906.

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JOHN W. NEWBER-OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR NIARBLING PAPER.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN IV. NEWBERY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of- Brcoklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Marbling Paper, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a device which may be embodied in a machine for marbling paper, the object being to simplify the construction and provide a machine which will meet all of the requirements of devices of this nature and which will produce the desired results in a simple and efficient manner.

In carrying out my invention and embodying the principal features thereof in an operative device I have provided a circular revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution fective manner.

upon which the coloring matter is distributed-` This tank is adapted to be rotated in a horizontal plane by means of a central vertical shaft to which are attached radially` extendl ing arms forming supports for the aforesaid tank. Suitable standards are provided with a roller .forming a bearing or support andare positioned at suitable intervals under said tank. These bearings insure the even rotation of the tank which is. essential to the successful operation of tbemachine. Acarriage which is designed to hold the roll of paper to be marbleized is positioned over said tank. This carriage is provided with a mechanism for unrolling the paper and bringing successive portions of the web into contact with the coloring film carried by the sizing solution as the tank is revolved. A drying device may also be provided on said carriage and the web of paper passed through the same after having` taken up the colors and from thence to a roll where it is finally rewound.

Various means may be used for distributing the coloring matter over the sizing solution. I have found that a device comprising a rotating brush and a supply roll operated in connection with the same positioned over the tank containing the sizing solution will distribute the coloring matter upon the surface of the sizing solution and will produce the desired results in a very simple and ef- The construction of this portion of the device will be more fully described hereinafter.

The revoluble tank above referred is partially filled with a solution of gelatinous mag Specification of Letters Patent. Applikation 1aed February 2s, 1906. serial No. 302,424.

Patented June 4, 1907.

terial which forms the sizing or gumsolution Y and is of such a consistency as to form la vcushionv on which the various colors-which it,

is desired to transfer to the surface of the paper may be distributed. This sizing is com'- posed of a solution of slippery elm, flaXseedf and gum tragacanth, which hasbeen found to give the best results for this purpose. lThe coloring material consists of earth colors,

such vas are usually employed. for this purpose,

and are so arranged as to be distributed over the surface of the sizing solution in advance of the point where the pape'is broughtinto contact with the same by means 'of the rotating brush and roll-heretofore mentioned.'

In the accompanying drawings I have such 4as described showing the revoluble tank partlfyrin section. Fig. 2\is an end elevation 'of vthe carriage showing the relative position of 'the saine over the revoluble tank.

shown in section. A vertical operating shaft is also shown invthis view. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the color distributing device.

` A roll .or web of paper 1 is `placed in posi- The revoluble tank and connected parts are tion in the carriage and the paper is fed from this roll in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 over the guide rolls 2 and Sto the driving roll 4, from whence it passesunder the contact roll 5 into contact with the color' film which has been previouslydistributed over the surface of the sizing solution -in the circular revoluble tank in advance of this point. The paper having taken'up the color under the roll 5 passes over guide rollsv 6 and 7 to the rotating drum 8 from whence it'.v

is led through the drying chamber on the upper portion of the carriage and over the rotating drum 10 to the rewinding roll 1'1. The driving roll 4 is rotatedby meanvsfof a lgear 14 attached thereto which engages `a cir-'- .cular rack 15 which revolves with 'the'- tank 17. The rotating drum 8 is driven bymans of a chainA or belt k9 from the shaft ofthefdriving roll 4. The rewinding roll 11 is driven 11o IOO l 8c Figure 1 is aside elevationy of a machine constructed with a flat circular ring to vwhich the sizing solution tank is secured. This lcircular supporting `ring may be provided witha plurality of'radially extending arms V which are attached at their central or hub. portion 19 to va vertical shaft '20, which is vprovided with suitable bearings lat the upper fand lower end thereof. In order to drive this shaft `at thel required speed a pairv of l -zo gears 21 and 22 `may be provided, one lof which is yattached to the shaft and the other driven by means of a pulley 23 and belt 24 from Vany suitable source of power.

In order to insure that the tank 17 will re- 'e 5 volve levenly over-all portions of its path of travel I have provided Ia number of standfards 25 each provided witha roller 26 at the upper 'end thereof. This forms a support 4and'bearing upon which the rotating sup-` 3'0 port 18 which carries the tank 17 may rest fand insures the rotation of the same in van even plane.

As a portion of the sizingsolution is being constantly taken away with the coloring 3' 5 matter by the paper it is necessary to provide' means for 'renewing the same in order to fke'ep a constant amount in the tank. In order to providefor this requirement I have mounted fa reservoir 27 upon the driving zposhafti20 Vand-haveprovided supply pipes,`

sucha's 28, lea-ding to the circular tank 17.

foverfl'ow receptacle 29 in the form of anv y"anrrular recess separated from the tank 17 by a dividing wall which is cut away at suitable V4'5 intervals to provide for the overflow lof the -Isizing solution into this receptacle furnishesfa convenient means of keeping the sizing solu tion i'n the tank 17 at a constant level. The loverflow solution is vdrawn off from the recep- -5fo tacle 29 by means of one or more pipes, such Aas 30, toa receptacle 31 carried by the driving shaft 20'and from which it may be ldrawn off by means of a suitable valve 32 into a stationary 'receptacle 33 from which it ist .55 pumped by a suitable pumping device back to the reservoir- 27. The reservoir` 27 and rthe receptacle 31 with their attached pipes revolve with the driving shaft 20 and the tank and overflow 17 and 29. y

The vdriving mechanism for revolving the tank and the feeding mechanism by means of which` the paper on the carriage is fed successively into contact with the color film carried by the sizing solution is so designed that f6 5 the tank will be revolved at the same speed ceptacle 34. Kare for the purpose of allowing the drippings machines for this purpose.

as that of the paper as it passes under the contact roll 5 and consequently there will be no relative movement between the color film and the paper at this point. In the making of some designs in order to get the required effect it may be found desirable to produce al slight relative movement and this may be done by moving the carriage or the contactv roll by any desired means.

In the ordinary use of the machine however the carriage remains stationary and the tank revolves un-r derneath the same, as described.

One of the important'features of my-inf vention is the Idistributing device for supplying the coloring material to the surface of the sizing solution. This device is shown in detail' in end elevation in Fig. 73. A receptacle 34 is adapted to receive the coloring material,y

which is supplied thereto from any vsuitable reservoir, such as `35, which may be carried on a suitable support 36. A roller 37 mount-y ed in a suitable bearing `38supplies the coloring material in the receptacle 34 to the distributing brush 39. This brush is `carried in an adjustable block or support 40 which is controlled by ra set'screw 41. An idler gear 42 is -rotated by the revolving rack 15 vand in.

turn rotates the gears v43 and 44 attached to `the shafts of the color roll v37 and the brush y l 39, respectively. This causes `the brush and roll to revolve inthe direction indicated 'by vthe arrows. A wire stop 45 mounted upon adjustable support 46` is so positioned in re- 'lation to the brush as to lengage the "outer end of the bristles `thereof causing they coloringk material which has been taken from the `color roll 37 to be spattered over the surface of the sizing solution in the tank over which the de- `-vice *is placed. A hinged vrand perforated `cover 47 is providedy over Jeherecep'tacle 34 and ythroughthe perforated cover the coloring material yisstrainedremoving any foreign substances in the same. A perforated regulator and overflow stop '48 is attached' to the forward end 'of the receptacle 34. The space -between the inner ledge of this stop and the color roll 37 regulates the amount of coloring material `that will be carried to the brush '39 and thisstop also prevents the coloring material from slopping over the edge 4of the re- The perforationsin this stop from the brush to fall back into the receptacle. A drip pan 49 is also provided to catch any coloring matter which might other wise fall onto the surface of the sizing solution and disturb the pattern of colors. Any number of these distributing devices may be used depending upon the number of different colors which it is desired to use. It will be also evident that while this device is here shown inconnection with a revol-uble tank that it may also be used 'with other types of By varying the size `of the driving gears the speed of the roo IIO

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brush or roll may be varied and on account of the adjustable block for changing the position of the brush and also the adjustable stop which intercepts the bristles, it Will be seen that the effect produced in the color lm may be regulated as desired.

The device herein shown and described illustrates an embodiment of my invention in a practical machine for the purpose set forth Which I have found after numerous experi- I do not confine myself, however, to the exact details of construction or to the design and arrangement of the several parts of the machine herein shown and described, as it Will be evident that various changes may be made therein without departing from the scope of my invention.

Vhat I claim is:

l. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for revolving said tank in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color film carried b y said sizing solution.

2. In a marbling machine, in combination, a tank for containing sizing solution, said tank being mounted so as to be revolved in a horizontal plane, about a central point, means for revolving said tank, ay carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for distributing coloring matter over said sizing solution,` and means for passing the paper successively into contact with the color film carried by said sizing solution.

3. In a marbling machine, in combination, a circular tank for containing sizing solution, said tank being mounted so as to be revolved in a horizontal plane, about its center, means for revolving said tank, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for distributing coloring matter over said sizing solution, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color film carried by said sizing solution.

4. In a marbling machine, in combination, a tank for containing sizing solution, said tank being mounted so as to be revolved ina horizontal plane, about a central point, means for'revolving said tank, a stationary carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for distributing coloring matter over said sizing solution, and means for passing the paper successively into contact with the color lm carried by said sizing solution.

5. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, means for maintaining a constant amount of said sizing solution in said tank, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for revolving said tank in a horizontalplane, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color film carried by said solution.

6. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a reservoir adapted to contain surplus solution, a pumping device adapted to transfer said solution to said reservoir, a supply pipe leading from said reservoir for maintaining a constant amount of said sizing solution in said tank, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, a carriage for carrying the paper to be marbleized, means for distributing coloringmatter over said solution, and means for passing the paper successively into contact with the color film carried by said sizing solution.

7. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a reservoir adapted to contain surplus solution, a pumping device adapted to transfer solution to said reservoir, a plurality of supply pipes leading from said reservoir for maintaining a constant amount of said sizing solution in said tank, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color film carried by said sizing solution.

8. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a rack adapted to revolve IOO with said tank, means vfor revolving said tank and rack, in a horizontal plane, a rotatable brush adapted to distribute coloring matter over said sizing solution having a gear attached thereto adapted to operatively engage said rack, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color film carried by said sizing solution.

9. In a marbling machine, the combination of arevoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a rack adaptedto revolve With said tank, means for revolving said tank and rack, in a horizontal plane, a rotatable brush and roll driven by means of said rack and adapted to distribute coloring matter over said sizing solution, a carriage adapted' to carry the paper to be marbleized, andA means for passing the aper successively into contact with the co or film carried by I said sizing solution.

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said solution, and means for passing the pa' er successively into contact vvith the co or film carried by said sizing solution.

11. In a marbling machine, the combination of a circular revoluble .tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a circular rack adapted to revolve With said tank, meansior revolving said tank and rack, in a horizontal plane, a rotatable brush operated by said rack and adapted to distribute coloring mate ter over said sizing solution, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the paper successively into Contact with thcfcolor `lilin carried by said sizing solution.

12. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a receptacle adapted to receive the overflow solution from said tank, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring inatter over the solution in said tank, and means ior passing the aper successively into contact with the co or iilni carried by said sizing solution.

13. In a marbling machine, the combination of a circular revolving tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a circular receptacle adapted to receive the overiiow solution -froni said tank, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, means for dis-4 tributing coloring matter over the solution in said tank, and means for passing the pa er successively into contact with the color iilin carried by said sizing solution.

14. In a marbling machine, the combination of a circular revoluble tank adapted tol contain a sizing solution, a circular receptacle adapted to be revolved With said tank and to receive the overiiow solution therefrom, means for revolving said tank and receptacle, means for distributing coloring matter over the solution in said tank, and means for passing the paperV successively into contact with the color iilm carried by said sizingsolution.

15. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, a driving shaft operatively connected With said tank and adapted to revolve the same, in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring inatter over said solution, and means for passing the colo m carried by said sizing solution.

16. In a' marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a vertical driving shaft centrally located and operatively connected With said tank to revolve the same, in a horizontal plane, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution, and means for passing the paper successively pager successively into contact with the a r 'l into contact with the color iilm carried by said sizing solution.

17. In a marbling machine, the combination of a circular revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution, a support positioned under said tank, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the palper successively into contact with the co tion of a circular revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution,.a plurality of supports positioned under said tank, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color iilin carried by said sizing solution.

20. In a marbling machine, the combination of a circular revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, means for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring kmatter over said solution, a plurality of supports positioned under said tank each provided With a roller forming a bearing for retaining said tank in a level position, carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the paper successively into contact With the color iilm carried by said sizing solution.

21. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adaptedi to contain a sizing solution, a centrally located shaft opy IOO IIO

eratively connected to said tank for revolving the same, in a horizontal plane, a reservoir surrounding said shaft and adapted to supply sizing solution to said tank, means for 'distributing coloring matter over said solution in said tank, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the paper successively into contact with the color iilm carried by said sizing solution.

22. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a support for said tank, means for revolving said support and tank, in a horizontal plane, means for distributing coloring matter over said solution in said tank, a carriage adapted to carry the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the palper successively into contact with the co or ilm carried by said sizing solution.

23. In a marbling machine, the combination of a revoluble tank adapted to contain a sizing solution, a vertical shaft for revolving said tank, in a horizontal plane, a reservoir carried by said shaft, pipes leading from said reservoir to said tank, an overiiow receptacle positioned so as to receive overiiow solution from said tank, pipes leading from said overflow receptacle to a receptacle carried by said shaft, means for transferring the solution from said last named receptacle to said reservoir, means for distributing coloring matter over said sizing solution, a carriage for carrying the paper to be marbleized, and means for passing the paper successively into Contact with the coloring ilm carried by said sizing solution.

24. A color distributing device adapted for use with amachine for marbling paper, said device having a receptacle for receiving the coloring material, a rotating brush adapted to distribute said coloring material over a sizing solution, a roller adapted to carry the coloring material from said receptacle to said brush, a perforated cover through which said coloring material is strained before entering said receptacle, a regulator for controlling the amount oitl coloring matter carried to said brush, and means Jfor rotating said brush and roller.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 21st day of Feb. A. D. 1906.

JOHN W. NEWBERY.

Witnesses:

4 H. W. FoRsYTH, L. J. DOOLITTLE. 

